An epiphany struck me its deathly blow tonight while in my chamber of somber thought… my shower. The amazingly hot water in this place must deal a +10 int bonus while I’m occupying it, for I always think so much and so profoundly. You just won’t believe this. I let my mind wander over the snapshots I carried in the back of my head of the day’s events and realized… I view life subliminally in the 3rd person! All my images were from about 10-25 feet away, looking at me interacting with my environment in those special moments I captured in the annals of my memories, like getting lunch with a coworker, or working at a copier… but then I thought of more personal actions, such as visiting the restroom, getting lunch alone and the like, and they’re all first-person–through my eyes. When at work I’m so focused on my external appearance and interaction with others I see myself entirely that way–without a room full of mirrors! Amazing, huh? Anyone else experience this? Think quickly, don’t let your mind make up anything!
So my epiphany is that I’m going to try drinking black coffee tomorrow. I consume just entirely too much cream and sugar and figure that could help me lose a little extra fluff around the edges.
Two thoughts:
I think we all occasionally view ourselves as though in a movie or novel, but I’d never connected it to the situation; interesting perspective!
And a long-time fave quote from “To a Louse” by Robert Burns:
“O wad some Power the giftie gie us
“To see oursels as ithers see us!
“It wad frae monie a blunder free us
“An foolish notion …”
Cheers!